Derivative

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1 Etymology 2 Adjective 3 Noun 3.1 Translations

Etymology

Middle English from French dérivatif and Latin derivatus. See derive.

Adjective

derivative

1. Imitative of someone else's work
2. (Copyright Law): Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions
3. Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value
4. Lacking Orginality

Noun

derivative

1. Something based on another source
2. A word that derives from another one.
3. A financial instrument whose value depends on the value of something else, such as warrants, options etc.
4. A chemical derived from another
5. (mathematics) A function whose value is the instantaneous rate of change of another function is the derivative of this function.

Translations

• Dutch: afgeleide f (1), afleiding f (2)
• German: Ableitung f (5)
• Polish: derywat m (1, 2), pochodna f (3, 4)
• Spanish: derivativo m (1-4), derivada f (5)